06 APRIL 2021 Climate change has wrought major changes to ocean stability faster than previously thought, according to a study published Wednesday, raising alarms over its role as a global thermostat and the marine life it supports. The research published in the journal Nature looked at 50 years of data and followed the …
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05 APRIL 2021 The waters off Mozambique are becoming a major new security hotspot in the Indian Ocean. An insurrection in northern Mozambique that the government seems powerless to suppress has also increasingly led to disruption in the Mozambique Channel, a key global shipping route. The Quad countries and European …
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04 APR 2021 With the International Maritime Organization (IMO) expected to soon adopt requirements for energy efficiency index for existing vessels (EEXI) and carbon intensity indicator (CII) in addition to the entry into force of the EEDI Phase 3 requirements, it is expected that shipowners have very important decisions to …
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01 APR 2021 Two new scientific reviews have backed up all the previous research we’ve seen into 5G technology to date, finding that the next-generation connectivity standard doesn’t pose any health risks. Overseen by the Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency (ARPANSA) and Swinburne University of Technology in Australia, the reviews looked back …
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31 MARCH 2021 Marking one year since the declaration of the global pandemic, the IMO is highlighting that the crew change crisis caused by COVID-19 restrictions continues to create challenges, and despite some improvement, they warn that now is not the time for complacency. Seafarers are continuing to provide vital …
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30 MAR 2021 Joining an elite club of nations with access to nuclear missile tracking vessels, the Indian Navy secretly commissioned the highly secretive Ocean Surveillance Ship, bestowing it with the coden ame VC-1118. Reports suggest that this move will boost India’s ballistic missile defense system as well as systematically …
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29 MAR 2021 It’s no secret that the world’s largest tropical rainforest, the Amazon, is under immense pressure, nearing an ecological tipping point and at risk of collapsing. But the situation is much worse than perhaps we realize, according to new research that suggests the Amazon’s bleak future has arrived in …
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24 MAR 2021 Tugs and diggers have so far failed to dislodge a massive container ship stuck in the Suez Canal on Wednesday, increasing the chances of prolonged delays in what is arguably the world’s most important waterway. Work to re-float the ship was suspended until Thursday (25th March) morning …
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28 MAR 2021 The grim pall of the COVID-19 pandemic ensures that 2020 will go down as an infamous year in the history of human disease. But this dark chapter held some surprises we can be thankful for, too. In a new study, researchers found that a predicted 2020 outbreak of a mysterious paralyzing …
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27 MAR 2021 The International Maritime Rescue Federation (IMRF) has released the results of the first survey to examine the representation of women across the maritime search and rescue (SAR) sector. The #WomenInSAR survey, which was supported by Trinity House, attracted more than 1,600 participants from women and men in …
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